Black Friday Sale

Black Friday Sale

30% off at MonkeyBuns

11/27/2009

Don't fight the crowds

stay in the comfort of your home

and find the perfect gift

for all the women in you life!!!

Great Winter Trend Colors

As a jewelry designer I am realizing that it extremely important to know what new color trends are coming. Sometimes I baulk at the colors and I'm right and then sometimes I have to kick myself. But at last Winter 2009 colors are right up my

personal color love alley. I love love love rich earthy tones.

Drum roll please:

Leave MonkeyBuns a comment letting us know which color or piece you love the most and why. You could win a $10.00 Gift Certificate to MonkeyBuns!!! Drawing will be on Nov. 30th!!! Let your friends know.

Sutlry

Sultry: characterized by or arousing passion

This weeks finds are all about sultriness. These are my top 5 picks from a search for Sultry.

1. Follow the Raven-Print
by SandyMichelle
2.

Sultry Red and Black with Cheetah Print Organza Garter

by Garter Lady

3.

Aronia Eyeliner Eye Shadow Vegan Deep Purple Matte Mineral Makeup Pink Quartz Minerals

by pinkquartzminerals

4.

Indiscretion Ear Bobs

by gypsyeyesjewelry


5.

PRINT - The Way It Has Always Been

by John Clark

Starring2 by CCCraftstudion

starring2, originally uploaded by cccraftstudio.

First a little from the artist:
A twinkling sterling silver starlight bead sits on the top of your finger, shining brightly. The star bead is slightly under 3/4" in diameter. The shank of the ring is sculptured cast sterling silver, finished to a mirror shine.
This ring is approximately size 7. It is not available in other sizes.
Due to the nature of it's construction, you may need a slightly bigger size than you normally wear.
Handmade in New jersey, shipped in a gift box.

Now a little from me:
I love this ring it's so whimsical! With Capital City Crafts Studio you are guaranteed the finest craftsmanship! You can find this fabulous ring for sale in Capital City Crafts Studio's Etsy shop.

I've been neglecting my blog

Happy Memorial Day Weekend all! I've been neglecting my blog because I've been so busy! I've had a really great last two weeks! I was featured in a couple really well put together treasuries. I was also featured on Talent Database's Craft Portal. My biggest accomplishment this week was having Fire Mountain Gems add me to their Notable Artist page. I also completed two and half bracelets; one for my mom's birthday which was made out of size 15/0 emerald Toho beads. I also finally finish my Mardi Gras bracelet which has left me with a sad feeling. I made my Mardi Gras bracelet out of size 11/0 Galvanized Tangerine, Galvanized Hot Pink and Galvanized Light Teal Delicas. I was so excited about this bracelet from the planning to the first bead strung to the final bead.
I just finished Mardi Gras bracelet yesterday. This is the bracelet that I made my mom for her birthday.
Fire Mountain Gem featured me and my Stain Glass Cuff.

Talent Database's Craft Portal Featured my Coal Shimmer Bracelet
Treasury 5-11-08 featured my Roman Elegance Bracelet

Treasury 5-15-08 featured my Spring Love Cuff Treasury 5-22-08 featured my Oil Spill Cuff.
I'd love to hear what you think of my new piece!

Featured Seller- Barflybling

If you are looking for a great pair of earrings then stop in at Barflybling. The first thing you will notice is her great banner featuring a pin up lady drinking a martini that sets the tone for her shop. Barflybling got her BFA in drawing and painting and has 20 years experience creating jewelry. You can see how materials inspire her when you look at her exquisite jewelry. She likes to work with sterling silver wire, gemstones and lampwork beads.
Barflybling enjoys taking apart vintage items to make them into contemporary pieces. She has done this beautifully with these Silver Seed Pods. The beads are vintage silver Lucite beads that hang from a handmade round sterling silver ear wires. These earrings are one of a kind! You can get them at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7480173
for $12.00.







Blue Tornado is a great example of Barflybling's use of lampwork beads. Made of 18mm blue twisted glass with purple swirls accented with glass blue beads make these earrings stunning! The earrings measure 1 3/4" long. You can find these beautiful earrings at
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5843511 for $9.00!


Barflybling isn't limited to just earrings! Silver Swirl Necklace is a stunning necklace featuring a Silver tone swirl charm on a 18" sterling silver chain. You can find this gorgeous necklace at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8891815 for $12.00. You can get the making earrings for $12.00.

These are just a few examples of the fine jewelry Barflybling makes. Check out her other items at http://barflybling.etsy.com

Beautifully Brown

Beautifully Brown? you might say. How can brown be beautiful? Usually when you ask people their favorite color you will very rarely hear brown. I'm am on of those rare people who find brown beautiful. All you have to do is take a wander around Etsy to find some really great examples of why brown is beautiful.
This first piece is a fine example of why brown is beautiful. Jessica Doyle is the artist behind this piece in titled Spring 8x8 Fine Print Art. There are three other prints in this series representing all the seasons. This fine print was created using Faber Castell Pitt artist pens, Micron Pens, Windsor and Newton watercolor on Arches cold press watercolor paper. Each print is titled and signed on the back. You can find this great piece at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10758899 for $18.00.While you're there check out Jessica's other prints!






Early Budding Vine Bracelet from Giftbearer's Budding Vine (TM) Line is one of most original pieces of brown I found on Etsy. The process of making this wonderful bracelet takes two weeks! Giftbearer uses fine silver slip layered onto a real vine then burned out. A bronezey-gunmetal color is then added to give the bracelet texture before the stones are set. This bracelet will fit a 5" wrist. You can find this excellent bracelet at
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10838889 for $600.00. While you're there check out Giftbearer's Budding Vine Line!



Homelab is responsible for this next piece, Beige and Brown Collar with Wood Buttons. I saw it awhile back and thought it was off a runway. This collar can be worn as a wrap, a scarf or a half turtle neck. You can find this great piece at
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9662105 for $45.00 While you are there check out Homelab's other pieces!







Dawn Lewis created this ACEO, Heritage Gee Gee, Limited Edition Photo Card. The story behind this card is what fascinated me the most. The little girl butterfly is actually Dawn's mum as a little girl. She photoed the photo to create this card. What was more fascinating was that the cards are printed on playing cards. You can choose which ever card you want! It is the first out of twenty four in her Fairy Series. You can find this card at
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10702089 for $4.00. Check out Dawn's other ACEO while you're visiting her shop.

The final piece in my beautiful browns is this hoodie by Binarywinter. I found that Binarywinter's description was way better than my description would ever be.
In Victorian times, a woman's treasured charm was most often a cameo carved with her own likeness. A portrait of great artistry would typically be carved on shell or stone, and framed by a floral motif that reflected the Victorians' love of gardening.
Adorned with graceful gears and delicate blossoms, our Cameo Mecanique is a modern take on a timeless charm. The cameo is nestled on the back of the hoodie, with two sets of elegant gears on both sides of the hood. Silk-screened by hand using creamy bronze ink onto a brown American Apparel women's fleece zip hoodie. 100% cotton, lusciously soft and cozy, perfect for spring nights!
You can find this hoodie at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10755250 for $45.00. When you visit Binarywinter's shop you will find a list of sizes so you can pick the best fit for you or a friend!

Perhaps brown isn't the prettiest or most popular color in spectrum but I challenge anyone to say that brown can't be beautiful! These pieces from great artist show case my point exactly.

Etsy Shops:
http://jessicadoyle.etsy.com
http://dawnlewisimagery.etsy.com
http://giftbearer.etsy.com
http://homelab.etsy.com
http://binarywinter.etsy.com

New Pieces

These two peices were listed last week. I just couldn’t figure out how to get pictures in my blog. Thanks to Bendawndavis (http://bendawndavis.etsy.com) I finally figured it out! Please visit her shop she has beautiful things!


Okay here are a couple of my new pieces:

Stain Glass Cuff







Stain Glass Cuff is a combination of 11/0 Toho Beads and 11/0 Mill Hill beads. This is my first design and I’m very excited to see what else I’ll make from it!

My other new piece is Wacky Wood.




Wacky Wood is just a great natural braclet that compliments every outfit. This is the first bracelet that I’ve made that I have attachment to lol.

Let me know what you think!

What's been going on

Recently Macnider Art Museum asked me if I would be interested in selling some of my jewelry in their gift shop. This is a great honor for me and I dug in right away to make pieces for the shop. In June I will be in their art festival. I have a great deal of work a head of me.
I have completed some new pieces too.
I call this one Coal Shimmer. It was hand woven out of 3mm black cube beads and black Nymo. It is on sale at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10520741








When I started to create the bracelet to the right it reminded me of my mother in law, Wendy. It is my take on RAW. I loved this bracelet so much that I did one in blue too. You can find this bracelet on sale at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10520171